Value Systems: A Better Way To Understand Science Teachers’ Beliefs And Practices?

Abstract

Fen öğretmenleri fen eğitiminde yapılan reform çalışmalarında önemli bir faktör olduklarından, literatürdeonların eğitime yönelik inançları ve sınıf içi uygulamaları ile ilgili birçok çalışma mevcuttur. Bu çalışmaların çoğu, fenöğretmenlerinin fen ve eğitim ile ilgili belli inançlarını bağımsız olarak incelemektedir. Bu çalışmada ise fen öğretmenlerinineğitime yönelik inançlarının ve sınıf içi uygulamalarının değerler ve değer sistemleri perspektifi ile incelenmesinin dahayararlı olacağı önerilmektedir. Dört fen öğretmeninin değer sistemlerinin, eğitim ile ilgili inançları ve sınıf içi uygulamalarıile olan ilişkisi yorumlayıcı-nitel bir çalışma ile incelenmiştir. Tartışma bölümünde, fen öğretmenlerinin değer önceliklerininbelirlenmesinin onların eğitim ile ilgili inançlarının ve eğitim-öğretim sürecindeki tercihlerinin daha iyi anlaşılmasınısağlayacağı ve onların gelişimine bu sayede yardımcı olacağı önerilmiştir

Keywords

• fen eğitimi, fen öğretmeni eğitimi, değerler, değer sistemleri

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